Explosion in a Cathedral: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Explosion in a Cathedral audiobook runs 13 hours unabridged, narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi
Fajer Al-Kaisi narrates 139 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,474 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf
2,481 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Giver of Stars: Reese's Book Club
- Circe
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
- The Invention of Wings
- The Personal Librarian: A GMA Book Club Pick
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Explosion in a Cathedral is an audiobook by Alejo Carpentier: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Fajer Al-Kaisi, released September 12, 2023, on the Historical (Fiction) and Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13 hrs
- Narrated by
- Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Released
- September 12, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Fiction), Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9780593670248
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Explosion in a Cathedral audiobook?
Explosion in a Cathedral runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.
Is the Explosion in a Cathedral audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Explosion in a Cathedral?
Explosion in a Cathedral is narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi.
Is Explosion in a Cathedral worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.